Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren ran for president in 1836, 1840, 1848 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.
1848 Lost
Free Soil- Electoral votes
- 0of 290
- Popular vote
- 291,50110.10%
- States carried
- 0
- Running mate
- Charles Adams, Sr.
Opponents: Zachary Taylor (163 EV), Lewis Cass (127 EV).
1840 Lost
Democratic- Electoral votes
- 60of 294
- Popular vote
- 1,128,85446.80%
- States carried
- 6
- Running mate
- Richard Johnson
Opponents: William Henry Harrison (234 EV).
Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, New Hampshire, Virginia.
1836 Won
Democratic- Electoral votes
- 170of 294
- Popular vote
- 764,17650.80%
- States carried
- 15
- Running mate
- Richard Johnson
Opponents: William Henry Harrison (73 EV), Hugh Lawson White (26 EV), Daniel Webster (14 EV), Willie Person Mangum (11 EV).
Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia.
Head-to-head
- vs Zachary Taylor 1848
- vs Lewis Cass 1848
- vs William Henry Harrison 1840, 1836
- vs Hugh Lawson White 1836
- vs Daniel Webster 1836
- vs Willie Person Mangum 1836
Questions and answers
How many times did Martin Van Buren run for president?
3 times (1836, 1840, 1848), winning in 1836.
How many electoral votes did Martin Van Buren win?
1848: 0; 1840: 60; 1836: 170.
What share of the popular vote did Martin Van Buren get?
1848: 10.1% (291,501 votes); 1840: 46.8% (1,128,854 votes); 1836: 50.8% (764,176 votes).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data